Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the part of the state of New York that is north or west of the New York metropolitan area.
Geography
Upstate cities include Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca and Utica. Rural areas of New York are also upstate. These include the Adirondack Mountains and the Mohawk Valley. Culturally, upstate New York is quite different than New York City.
Politics
The people who live in upstate New York came from different places than the people who live in New York City. Also, upstate New York is more moderate politically, with rural counties voting more conservative and urban counties more liberal, contrasted with the mostly liberal New York City.
Attractions
Attractions in Upstate New York include:
- Corning Museum of Glass, Corning
- Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park
- International Boxing Hall of Fame, Canastota
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown
- Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls
- Women's Rights National Historical Park, National Women's Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls
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The Fulton Chain of Lakes, a chain of eight lakes in Adirondack Park
Upstate New York refers to some or all of the area north and west of New York City, which is highlighted in red.
A traditional Iroquois longhouse
The Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812 depicted in an 1816 engraving
Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, in 1839
Harvard Mark I, one of the earliest computers, made by IBM in Endicott, New York
Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks
Canisteo River Valley in the Allegheny Plateau
Mean annual snowfall in inches for Upstate New York, using 1991–2020 climate normals. Snowfall is especially prevalent in the snowbelts of western and north central New York.
